...more compelling than any of these. The need to feel intrinsically good about what we have done is an innate part of human nature. Very often, we follow this instinct rather than give in to outside temptations. For example, the celebrity Jade Goody grew to fame by badmouthing people, swearing, and doing many other morally wrong things in order to win the reality TV show Big Brother. However, this spring she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In the remaining weeks of her life, she was like a changed person: she spent her time raising awareness for cervical cancer, writing out wills in order to make sure that her two young sons would have enough money after she passed on, and so forth. Knowing that they are going to die can often change someone dramatically. In her final days, Jade's conscience motivated her to do several good things. History is strewn with the names of famous people who have given large donations to charity: Bill Gates, Andre Agassi, etc. Sometimes, these people may not only be motivated by sheer conscience, but also the public honour and fame of having a foundation, a charity, or a building named after them. But people also give anonymous donations - in 2009, an anonymous donor gave a million dollars to some American universities. As no-one knew who they were, money, fame, and power cannot possibly have been ther reason for their donation. Conscience and conscience alone must have inspired them. In LOTR: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Boromir, motivated...
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...stories of why the ding was created. Another thing that amazed me was the different styles of art comparing a Japan vessel with a Korean vessel. When we discussed about those two pieces of art in class I was so interested in knowing why the styles were so similar yet different at the same time. After the discussion we had I was comparing both objects and I noticed more differences than similarities and it all had to do with the time period. The Korean vessel was from 3000 B.C.E and the vessel from Japan was from the Middle Jomon period. The styles from each vessels can be described as unique in their own ways. Another thing that really caught my attention in these first pages of reading were the jades. These were really important during the Early Zhou period. The jades are basically...
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...visits to earth. They were bathing in a river and the Cowherd, Niu Lang, decided to have a bit of fun by running off with their clothing. The prettiest daughter (Zhi Nue, the seventh born), asked him to return their clothes. Law dictated that since Niu Lang had seen her naked, they had to marry. The couple lived happily for several years until the Goddess of Heaven missed her daughter, and ordered her to return to heaven. The lovers were permitted to reunite once each year. On the seventh night of the seventh moon, magpies form a bridge with their wings for Zhi Nu to cross to meet her husband. In the second story, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu were fairies living on opposite sides of the Milky Way. Feeling sorry for the two lonely sprites, the Jade Emperor of Heaven brought them together, but they became so enraptured with each other that they neglected their work. The Emperor decreed that from that point on, the couple could only meet once a year. Star gazers celebrate Qi Xi by gazing up at the star Vega, east of the Milky Way which represents Zhi Nu, and at the constellation Aquila, on the west side of the Milky Way, where Niu Lang waits for his love to join him. A Chinese website whose founders oppose the holiday's increasing commercialism advises, "Lovers, could you please not show off your happiness? Forget the hearts and flowers and keep your love-happy selves to yourself." I'll be playing hockey. It's the...
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...China, she is a widely known character. She is known as a very beautiful woman who is living alone in a palace in the moon called “Guanghan Palace”. Her story is one of the most famous tragedies in Chinese myths. Recently there are several “retold” versions of the story of Chang-e’s ascent to the moon in different media. In 2010, there was a teleplay named “Chang-e” that told about the love story of Chang-e, Houyi, Wugang and Jade Rabbit. In the retold story, the relationship of these four persons is very complicated at the beginning. Later on, Houyi falls in love with Chang-e and Wugang is in love to Jade Rabbit. They try to start their new lives happily. However, a great flood troubles people, and it can be only resolved by Chang-e. The Jade Emperor gives 2 pills to Houyi and Chang-e but one of the 2 pills is destroyed and exchanged a fake one by a scoundrel. Houyi eats the fake pill when he knows this since he wants Chang-e to float to the moon and control the tides, so that she can stop the disaster. At the end, Chang-e floats to the moon alone. Jade Rabbit sympathizes with Chang-e so she also floats to the moon to accompany her. The 2 couples are both separated. There are several versions of the ancient myth about Chang-e. But the most famous one is from the book “huainanzi”. Chang-e is Houyi’s wife. Houyi gets elixir from Xiwangmu (the Western Queen Mother), and give it to his wife to store. When Houyi is going out to hunt, his student Fengmeng try to steal it but...
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...Commentary on an excerpt from The Jade Peony In the excerpt from ‘The Jade Peony,’ Wayson Choy conveys the feelings and emotions of a little boy who has just lost his mother. Feelings of shock and awareness are created by the lack of detail present. The author uses the activity around the boy to exemplify and focus on the silence in the boy’s head. Choy uses tone, imagery and the narrative first person to convey the context and feelings of the narrative voice. A sense of distance and detachment from surrounding is established in the first paragraph with the sound of ‘footsteps’ and ‘voices.’ Nevertheless loud auditory imagery such as ‘a chair fell,’ ‘the curtains whipping,’ and ‘snapping’ illustrates the sense of an echo in the boy’s head. It conveys that everything affects him more, and that his senses are more vulnerable. This, therefore establishing that he has gone through some sort of trauma. The actions in first paragraph like ‘kept calling, rush, whip, shuddered and hesitated for a second’ are extremely quick. This is contrasting to the slow movements like ‘pull and clung’ in the second paragraph therefore illustrating the way time felt slower to the boy and the way the world spun around him. The shock he feels, is therefore highlighted. The quick movements in the first paragraph could also portray the urgency of the situation. ‘Rigid arms’ and ‘mommy’s head move’ are the first time that the reader is given some clue about the mother’s death. The rigid...
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...paragraph about something general about the theme. Remember to have quotes and examples from the text – at least two quotes. Bullying is persistent unwelcome behavior, we all have experienced. It can be in so many levels. It can leave its marks, and can have its consequences. But even though we do not think it is humane to bully, why is it continuing? Should we not step in, and help the bully victim? In the article “Big Brother Bullies little sister” by Stuart Jeffries, we are introduced to the contestant Jade in the “Big Brother” show, and how the show exposes people to get viewers. Jade is 21 years old and are from Bermondsey, she swears and talks behind her fellow housemate’s backs. Even though she can be nice, the Television show does not show it. They keep it hidden, and only show the other side of Jade. The huge audience begins to hate Jade, and threaten to hurt her on an unofficial Big Brother website. They make money from the viewers, so they can´t just let Jade go. “Channel 4, which thanks to the 25p-a-minute eviction phone lines and costly "news update" which misguided people can have texted their mobile phones, is making money out this hate” (p.28.ll,40-45) The television show “Big Brother” is a game show in which a group of contestants, called housemates , live in a house isolated from , which includes everyday facilities such as a fully equipped kitchen, garden, bedroom, bathroom and. The house has dozens of cameras and microphones so the housemates are fully...
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... A Turtle Dragons Tales: The Story of Seikatsu and Shi Eons ago, long before earth was formed, there was a garden. Inside of this garden were many magical plants, but at the center of this garden stood a massive tree. The trunk was acres wide and the branches miles long. The tree had millions of blossoms in all shades of colors with a small spark inside of them. These sparks were lives of thousands of plants and animals, and yes, humans too. The garden was called Rakuen, and the tree in center would someday be known as the Tree of Life; but for now it was named Seikatsu. Seikatsu was taken care of and guarded by an ancient spirit. This being was a Turtle Dragon possessing the ears, paws, and tail- of a jaguar, the body and head of a Chinese dragon, and the shell of a turtle. The Turtle Dragon was named Shi and he was the embodiment of death. In that time it was known that life and death are both important parts of existing. When Seikatsu’s first bud – a blue flower-was about to bloom Shi and Seikatsu stumbled upon a problem. Rakuen was the only stable part of the galaxy, and Rakuen was too big for the fragile life. Shi was the one to answer this problem. “Have I not taken care of you all these years Seikatsu?” Shi queried. Seikatsu was bemused. “You have; however, I fail to understand how this applies to the bud blooming.” “My friend, I have solved our problem, when the flower blooms and the light is released I shall swallow the life and carry it inside of my shell...
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...Chinese Valentine's Day Everyone knows Valentine’s Day. But I believe most of people except Chinese don’t know that China have their own Valentine’s Day, We call it Chinese Valentine’s Day. This festival is very important for Chinese people. So let me introduce some information about this festival. At the beginning, I should introduce a myth for Chinese Valentine’s Day. Three or four thousand years ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver Maid) fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back. But that is not the end, love is a very powerful thing. It can change a lot of thing. Niu Lang was very sad and he didn’t know what could he do. So With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever...
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...OPTION B: Consider gender and class background and write an essay in which you compare and contrast the stories written by Pardee Lowe and Jade Snow Wong. It is not required but do feel free to do outside research into their lives and include that where relevant to your discussion. Be sure to include a citation page if you do research. Examine issues of accommodation and assimilation to mainstream American culture You might want to reflect on how the historical times in which they came of age influenced their experiences Consider differences and/or similarities in their attitudes towards --parents --traditional Chinese culture --Education --American values Matthew Munet Pardee and Jade; Similar Yet Different Family and class backgrounds have a major influence on the way humans create our perceptions and beliefs. I for one come from a Hispanic middle class family. My beliefs may have some similarities to other middle class Hispanics but may be completely opposite compared to a female who comes from a wealthy Hispanic family. This can be seen if we compare Pardee Lowe and Jade Snow Wong. These two prominent Asian American authors depict The Chinese authors Pardee Lowe and Jade Snow Wong display how assimilation differ with social class, gender, and ethnic background through their stories Nisei Daughter and Father and Glorious Descendent. There experiences defy the many anti-Asian prejudice that was established upon the Chinese people during...
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...DO THE RIGHT THING by Spike Lee Second Draft March 1, 1988; Brooklyn, N.Y. Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc. YA-DIG SHO-NUFF BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY WGA #45816 INT: WE LOVE RADIO STATION STOREFRONT--DAY EXTREME CLOSE UP MISTER SEÑOR LOVE DADDY Waaaake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Up ya wake! Up ya wake! Up ya wake! CAMERA MOVES BACK SLOWLY TO REVEAL MISTER SEÑOR LOVE DADDY, a DJ, a radio personality, behind a microphone. MISTER SEÑOR LOVE DADDY This is Mister Señor Love Daddy. Your voice of choice. The world's only twelve-hour strongman, here on WE LOVE radio, 108 FM. The last on your dial, but the first in ya hearts, and that's the truth, Ruth! The CAMERA, which is STILL PULLING BACK, shows that Mister Señor Love Daddy is actually sitting in a storefront window. The control booth looks directly out onto the street. This is WE LOVE RADIO, a modest station with a loyal following, right in the heart of the neighborhood. The OPENING SHOT will be a TRICK SHOT--the CAMERA PULLING BACK through the storefront window. MISTER SEÑOR LOVE DADDY Here I am. Am I here? Y'know it. It ya know. This is Mister Señor Love Daddy, doing the nasty to ya ears, ya ears to the nasty. I'se play only da platters dat matter, da matters dat platter and that's the truth, Ruth. He hits the cart machine and we hear a station...
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...twenty-five years by an Italian-American named Sal, who has an older son named Pino who is incredibly racist towards African Americans. Pino and his brother Vito are suffering a rocky relationship due to Vito’s friendly demeanor towards Mookie, which Pino practically views as a crime. These separate racial groups set the discriminatory tone for Lee’s disturbing yet inspiring hit film. This intense drama captured racism in urban America using simple characters that were able to portray a huge amount of meaning and values. Tensions begin to rise on a hot summer day between Buggin’ out, Mookie’s close friend, and Sal at his pizzeria. Buggin’ Out takes it upon himself to directly ask Sal about the lack of black celebrities on his “Wall of Fame,” to which Sal states that he does not need to feature anyone who is not Italian in his restaurant. After Buggin’ Out’s unsuccessful protest against the wall with Radio Raheem and Smiley, tension is left thick and raw between the two racial groups. Radio Raheem and Smiley, although not the stars of the film, seem to hold pretty large significance just by their character identities alone. Smiley is a mentally disabled man who walks around the town attempting to sell hand-colored photos of the infamous Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X. Radio Raheem, another understated character, carries around a boom box and blasts the rap group Public Enemy at all hours. Public Enemy is known for their concerns for the African American community and criticism of...
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...differences in culture and work ethic between Americans and Japanese. It shows how each group handles conflict in the work place, as well as at home. The main characters and leaders are faced with dilemmas and have to figure out how to work as a team to keep the automobile manufacturing plant up and running smoothly. According to Western Washington University (2011), there are many different sociological differences between the Japanese and Americans. Most importantly, the views of conflict and conflict resolution differ greatly. In the United States, conflict is seen as something that is inevitable, or bound to happen, whereas in Japan, conflict is considered dangerous to all relationships and should be diffused before it begins or avoided at all costs (Western Washington University, 2011). This fact along plays a major roll in the struggles between the Americans and the Japanese at the automobile manufacturing plant in Gung Ho. The American workers almost seemed as though they were looking for conflict to solve, but the Japanese executives were quick to avoid it at any cost possible. Culture also plays a major roll in determining how the characters approached and completed tasks presented to them. In the movie, a few of the American and Japanese main characters argue about their differences in spending time with family. The Japanese say that their job is their life; it is most important so they can provide for their families. For the Americans, they preferred to spend as much time...
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...(High-Context & Low-Context Culture Styles. (n.d.)). According to Edward Hall, these cultures prefer group harmony and consensus to individual achievement. They focus more on a speaker’s tone of voice, facial expression, gestures, posture, etc. than the actual words said. Travel effect stated four reasons why American workers chose not to use their vacation time. The first reason was the dread of returning from a vacation to piles of work, followed by the belief that no one will be able to step in and do their job for them while they're gone, not being able to afford going on vacation and lastly the fear of being seen as replaceable. “Indians are more efficient. Americans believe in more action and fewer words.” (SocialPC. (n.d.)). As previously stated, there are many differences between American and Indian work culture. Americans tend to be more relaxed work wise, while Indians tend to be extremely hard working. Due to their hard work, Indians quickly learned to adapt to new cultures and are very successful in other countries. Many of the differences between American and Indian culture arise from the fact that Indian cultures are based around their religions. Americans tend to be more individualistic and live life at their own will while Indians tend to rely more on the values of religion and family. Reference Chapter 1 Lecture: High-Context & Low-Context Culture Styles. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.marin.edu/buscom/index_files/Page605.htm Goudreau, J. (2013)...
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...habits of punctuality and diligence. They were only all jaw and no brain. The Irish had political involvement with the Democratic Party. Unlike the Chinese, Japanese and Blacks who were largely disenfranchised. In New York Boston, Chicago and San Francisco the Irish political machines functioned like “Robin Hoods,” taking taxes from the Yankee middle class and giving revenues to the Irish through public payrolls. Also Irish and Irish Americans at this time made up 30% of the municipal employees who worked in transit systems, water works, policemen and firemen, but for some reason the Irish ethic was they preferred to be in construction. The Irish were heavily concentrated and skilled in construction trades. About 65% of the Irish workers were blue collared, 1/3 were plumbers and steam fitters, and lastly 1/5 were stonecutters and brass workers. Irish dominated trade unions, and with their dominance in skilled and high wage jobs they represented what Roediger called the “wages of whiteness”. Irish workers successfully campaigned to make American labor equal. As soon as they became members of the privileged stratum of the work force, they monopolized the better jobs that were available. Immigrants from China came from totally different cultures and, therefore, their adjustment was more difficult. Nearly all of them were young, poorly educated males who wanted to earn some money and return to china. Immigration to the United States began primarily in the middle of the 19th century...
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...completely at odds with the movie I saw was the one she--and those critics--had seen. The more I thought about it, the more I could see that these were no idiosyncratic subjective responses. Rather, our differences were bound up with Spike Lee's mix of styles of representation, which my sister and I responded to selectively and from very different perspectives. While Lee's representation of the Italians was moving and meaningful to her, she could find nothing in his portrayal of the black community that would provide for the same feelings. For, I came to see, while Lee uses to elaborate his white characters methods and narrative and cinematic techniques that have been broadly popularized by Hollywood and are familiar to just about every American, he uses traditionally black methods to generate his black scene--broader than just "characterization" because it extends to a representation of a diverse totality of a black community, with importance lying more in complex relationships and the material conditions that...
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